Nick Hornby (artist)
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Nick Hornby is a British
artist. He received his education at the Slade School of Art, University College London
and Chelsea School of Art. He has been described by ES Magazine as “The New Gormley” and picked for the Evening Standard “Who to Watch in 2010”. He has exhibited his work in the UK, the US, Greece, and India, including Tate Britain
(UK), Southbank Centre (UK), Eyebeam Art and Technology Center (USA), The Hub (Athens).
In 2009 he was shortlised for the inaugural £45,000 Spitalfields Sculpture Prize
proposing "a large scale, multi-faceted sculpture that merges six different aspects of Spitalfields – from its famous Christ Church to the profile of the Spitalfields Woman on display at the British Museum [...] a consistently changing 3-D piece into which visitors can read different images as they circle it."
In 2008 he won the Clifford Chance Sculpture Award, open to postgraduate students of the University of the Arts London
. He was then included in Anticipation a showcase of emerging artists curated by Kay Saatchi
in Selfridges
, for his lifesize sculptural slice of a Boeing 727 and picked as Time Out "London's rising talent" for his floating pink castle in Camley Street Natural Park
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United Kingdom
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artist. He received his education at the Slade School of Art, University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
and Chelsea School of Art. He has been described by ES Magazine as “The New Gormley” and picked for the Evening Standard “Who to Watch in 2010”. He has exhibited his work in the UK, the US, Greece, and India, including Tate Britain
Tate Britain
Tate Britain is an art gallery situated on Millbank in London, and part of the Tate gallery network in Britain, with Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. It is the oldest gallery in the network, opening in 1897. It houses a substantial collection of the works of J. M. W. Turner.-History:It...
(UK), Southbank Centre (UK), Eyebeam Art and Technology Center (USA), The Hub (Athens).
In 2009 he was shortlised for the inaugural £45,000 Spitalfields Sculpture Prize
Spitalfields Sculpture Prize
The Spitalfields Sculpture Prize is a £45,000 commission for a new public work to be sited in Spitalfields' liveliest public space - Bishops Square - and will be seen by more than 70,000 people a week...
proposing "a large scale, multi-faceted sculpture that merges six different aspects of Spitalfields – from its famous Christ Church to the profile of the Spitalfields Woman on display at the British Museum [...] a consistently changing 3-D piece into which visitors can read different images as they circle it."
In 2008 he won the Clifford Chance Sculpture Award, open to postgraduate students of the University of the Arts London
University of the Arts London
The University of the Arts London, formerly known as the London Institute, is a collegiate university comprising six internationally recognised art, design, fashion and media colleges in London, England...
. He was then included in Anticipation a showcase of emerging artists curated by Kay Saatchi
Saatchi
Saatchi is an arabic name meaning "clockmaker", from the Arabic -ساعة / ساعت sā'ah / sā'at, "clock", and the originally Turkish craftsman's suffix جي -çi, here transliterated chi.Saatchi in Tamil means "witness"....
in Selfridges
Selfridges
Selfridges, AKA Selfridges & Co, is a chain of high end department stores in the United Kingdom. It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge. The flagship store in London's Oxford Street is the second largest shop in the UK and was opened on 15 March 1909.More recently, three other stores have been...
, for his lifesize sculptural slice of a Boeing 727 and picked as Time Out "London's rising talent" for his floating pink castle in Camley Street Natural Park
Camley Street Natural Park
Camley Street Natural Park is an urban nature reserve in King's Cross in central London and within the London Borough of Camden. It is a Local Nature Reserve.-Description:...
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